College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China.
CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
Sci Rep. 2016 Nov 23;6:37677. doi: 10.1038/srep37677.
Despite the usefulness of quantum dots (QDs) in biomedicine and optoelectronics, their toxicity risks remain a major obstacle for clinical usages. Hence, we studied the reproductive toxicity of CdSe/ZnS QDs on two aspects, (i) in vivo ovarian functions and (ii) in vitro fertilization process. The body weight, estrous cycles, biodistribution of QDs, and oocyte maturation are evaluated on female mice treated with QDs. The mRNA level of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHr) and luteinizing hormone receptor (LHr) in ovaries are assayed. Then, the matured cumulus-oocyte-complexes are harvested to co-culture with in vitro capacitated sperms, and the in vitro fertilization is performed. The result revealed that QDs are found in the ovaries, but no changes are detected on the behavior and estrous cycle on the female mice. The mRNA downregulations of FSHr and LHr are observed and the number of matured oocytes has shown a significant decrease when the QDs dosage was above 1.0 pmol/day. Additionally, we found the presence of QDs has reduced the in vitro fertilization success rate. This study highly suggests that the exposure of CdSe/ZnS QDs to female mice can cause adverse effects to the ovary functions and such QDs may have limited applications in clinical usage.
尽管量子点 (QDs) 在生物医学和光电子学中具有重要作用,但它们的毒性风险仍是临床应用的主要障碍。因此,我们从两个方面研究了 CdSe/ZnS QDs 的生殖毒性:(i) 体内卵巢功能和 (ii) 体外受精过程。通过对 QDs 处理的雌性小鼠进行体重、发情周期、QDs 的生物分布和卵母细胞成熟度评估,研究了 QDs 的生殖毒性。检测卵巢中卵泡刺激素受体 (FSHr) 和黄体生成素受体 (LHr) 的 mRNA 水平。然后,收获成熟的卵丘-卵母细胞复合物与体外获能精子共培养,并进行体外受精。结果表明,QDs 存在于卵巢中,但雌性小鼠的行为和发情周期没有变化。当 QDs 剂量超过 1.0 pmol/天时,观察到 FSHr 和 LHr 的 mRNA 下调,成熟卵母细胞的数量明显减少。此外,我们发现 QDs 的存在降低了体外受精的成功率。这项研究表明,CdSe/ZnS QDs 暴露于雌性小鼠会对卵巢功能造成不良影响,并且此类 QDs 在临床应用中可能受到限制。
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